Failure is an Option: On the trail of the world’s toughest mountain race: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Failure is an Option: On the trail of the world’s toughest mountain race audiobook runs 7.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Matt Whyman (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 7.6 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 4,141 Fitness, Diet & Nutrition audiobooks in our catalog.
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Failure is an Option: On the trail of the world’s toughest mountain race is an audiobook by Matt Whyman: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Matt Whyman, released April 16, 2026, on the Fitness, Diet & Nutrition and Sports shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Matt Whyman
- Released
- April 16, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fitness, Diet & Nutrition, Sports, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781839811357
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How long is the Failure is an Option: On the trail of the world’s toughest mountain race audiobook?
Failure is an Option: On the trail of the world’s toughest mountain race runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is the Failure is an Option: On the trail of the world’s toughest mountain race audiobook free?
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Who narrates Failure is an Option: On the trail of the world’s toughest mountain race?
Failure is an Option: On the trail of the world’s toughest mountain race is narrated by Matt Whyman.